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W. S. NEWSO'N. SHINGLE BAND.

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Patented an. 22, 1884;

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UNIT D STATES PATENT fQFFICEQ WILLIAM S. NEWSON, OF MANISTEE, MICHIGAN.

'SHINGLE-BAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,443, dated January.22, 1884.

Application filed October 18, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. NEWsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Manistee, in the county of Manistee; in the State ofMichigan, have invented a new and useful Shingle-Band, of which thefollowing is aspecification.

In order that my invention may be better understood, it should be firststated that shin gle-bands have herefore-been made by connect, ing twowooden strips or bandsof the same length as the width of the bundle orbunch of shingles to be bound, which said wooden strips or bands haveheretofore been connected at their ends by means of two flat sheet-ironstrips, made fast to the wooden bands by having four holes punched ineach sheet-iron strip near the ends, and four small nails driven throughthese perforations into the wooden bands to complete the shingle-band asa whole.

My invention, upon which I desire a patent, consists in substituting forthe flat sheet iron strips, punched, as aforesaid, for the pur- -pose ofconnecting and fastening the wooden bands or strips, bands of roundwire, cut of a suitable length and of a suitable size, in con nectionwith the wooden strips or bands, to form a shingle-band. Insteadof thefour holes punched or perforated in each sheet-iron strip, and fastenedby four nailsin each sheet-iron strip to' the wooden band, I turn theends of the wire band, so as to form a hook at each end about one inchin length, and turned at about forty-five'degrees from the shaft of thewire, which ends are sharpened to a chiselpoint, so as to drive readilyand also truly, and give a firm hold in the wooden band. To hold thesehooks more firmly in place when driven, barbs or an equivalent are outupon the hooked ends of the wire band. These bent or hooked ends of thewire band are driven into the outer surface of the wooden bands near totheir end, and then flexed or bent around the side of the bunch ofshingles, and the remaining hooked end driven into the second woodenbandto complete the shingleband. To preventlthe wire band from outtingorpressing into the corner and outer end of the wooden band, the portionof the wire band next to the barbed hook is flattened Where it passesaround the outer end of the wooden band, so as to afford a sufficientbearing-surface.

The construction of the said improved shingle-band is illustrated by theaccompanying drawings, in which I Figure 1 is a lateral view of my wireshingle-band. Fig. 2 shows the manner of attaching my wire shingle-bandto the wooden bands, which hold the bunch of shingles in place.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several figures.

In Fig. 1, a represents the chisel-point of the wire band; I), thebarbed hook, to be driven into the wooden band; 0, the flattened shank,to afford a bearing on the corner of the wooden strip or band. dis thebody-or shaft of the wire band, connecting the two wooden strips orbands.

In Fig..2likeletters represent similar parts in application to thewooden strips or bands marked e.

'The object of my invention is to secure a stronger and more reliableshingle-band, simpler in construction, and put together with aboutone-half the labor and about two-thirds the iron.

What I claim as original, and as my invention, for which I desire tosecure Letters Patcut, is Y 1. A shingle-band composed of a round wirehaving two inwardly-bent, barbed, and chisel-pointed ends, and aflattened surface next to said ends, substantially as and-for thepurpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the two wooden strips or bands 6 e, of thewires cl (1, provided each with the flattened surfaces 0 c, and thebarbed hooks b I), having chisel-points a, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

WVILLIAM S. NEWSON. Witnesses:

W. L. ALLHOUSE,

W. D. ORosBY.

